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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari meets flood-hit farmers in Kasur.—Dawn • Seeks loan, electricity bill waivers for flood-hit farmers • Says PM has assured him of help for affected people • Accuses India of violating Indus treaty by withholding flood data KASUR: As floods continue to batter Punjab and severely impact farmers, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday urged both the federal and provincial governments to declare an agricultural emergency in the province. The PPP leader visited the flood-hit Talwar Post in Kasur, on the border with India, met affected families and later spoke to the media. According to statement, Mr Bhutto-Zardari also telephoned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him on the problems being faced by farmers across Punjab. He told the premier that the floods had caused severe damage to the agriculture sector and said the Centre must play its role in helping farmers. According to a readout of the call issued by the PPP, PM Shehbaz assured Mr Bhutto-Zardari that the g...

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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), through its National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC) Friday warned of a worsening situation in flood-hit areas of Punjab, with looming threats of urban flash flooding across various regions due to heavy rainfall expected in most of Punjab from Sunday to Tuesday (September 7 to.

Massive flooding triggered by India’s release of water into Pakistan’s rivers has wreaked havoc across southern Punjab, with embankments collapsing, villages inundated, and at least two people reported drowned.

In a decisive move to prevent a looming flour crisis, the Punjab government on Friday imposed a province-wide ban on the use of wheat in feed mills.

Ten people were kidnapped and three others were injured after multiple vehicles were attacked by bandits on the Sukkur-Multan motorway in Punjab’s Rahim Yar Khan district on Thursday morning, various officials confirmed to Dawn.com. For decades, dozens of bandit gangs armed with sophisticated weaponry have operated with impunity in northern Sindh as well as southern Punjab. Kidnappings for ransom, extortion rackets, brutal killings and robberies on major highways occur on a daily basis. South Punjab Additional Inspector General of Police (IG) Kamran Khan told Dawn.com that between 20 and 25 suspects attacked vehicles on the motorway. “Three people were injured in the incident,” he said. “Two of them suffered minor injuries, so they were discharged. One remains admitted in hospital with gunshot wounds to the waist and leg.” Additional IG Khan added that 10 people were abducted from the scene by the suspects and that no money or valuables were stolen. Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) spokesperson R...

The flood situation in Punjab’s rivers remains critical, with extremely high-level flooding reported at Head Sidhnai and Ganda Singh Wala, provincial authorities said.

Punjab is facing severe flooding in major rivers, with authorities issuing urgent warnings to residents along riverbanks as water levels continue to rise.

The Pakistan Army, in coordination with the civil administration, is actively conducting rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas of Punjab, evacuating hundreds of people to safety as rising waters continue to threaten multiple districts.

Authorities have declared a high flood emergency across nine districts of Punjab after heavy inflows from India swelled the Sutlej River, triggering widespread devastation across the province.

The Government of Punjab has officially launched the Punjab Laptop Scheme 2025, a major initiative aimed at fostering digital literacy, promoting academic excellence, and ensuring equal access to technology for students across the province.

Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said on Monday that India has issued another flood warning to Pakistan after releasing more water into the Sutlej River, intensifying the crisis across Punjab.

Across the fertile plains of Punjab, Pakistan’s farming heartland, families are struggling to rebuild their lives after the worst flooding in decades swept away homes, crops, and livestock, threatening the country’s food security and exports.

Salal Dam gates opened without any official warning notice to Pakistan PDMA, NDMA warn 800,000 cusecs of water to reach Chenab River in next 36 hours putting more Punjab cities at flood risk n Mass evacuations from affected areas continue with relief and rescue operations by Army, rescue authorities, local govts 23 more die in.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a fresh alert warning of heavy rainfall from Monday to Wednesday, which is expected to intensify the ongoing flood situation across northeastern, central, and southern Punjab.

• Next 48 hours critical; PDMA warns of ‘exceptionally high flood’ levels at Sutlej, Chenab through Sept 3 • Death toll rises to 33 in Punjab; monsoon claims 850 lives nationwide • UN envoy visits flood-hit Sialkot • Sindh preparing for ‘super flood’, CM Murad fears 200,000 people may be affected • Woman, two daughters killed in roof collapse in South Waziristan LAHORE: The overflowing Che­nab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers have displaced more than two million people across 2,200 villages since Aug 23, while Sindh braces for what officials warn could be a “super flood” as mas­sive inflows from Punjab move downstream. Rescue and relief operations are underway on an unprecedented scale in Punjab, where the Provincial Disa­ster Management Authority (PDMA) has warned that the next 48 hours are critical. In Sindh, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has cautioned that inflows of nearly one million cusecs could threaten barrages and inundate vast swathes of land, endangering more than 200,000 people. The Punjab PDMA has warned ...

Tremors from a 6.0 magnitude earthquake were felt across several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab in the early hours of Monday, according to the authorities but no casualties or damage were reported. According to the state-run PTV which cited the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake was recorded at 12:18am. It added that the tremors were felt in Peshawar, Manshera, Abbottabad, Hangu, Malakand, Swat, Chitral, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad. A Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson said the quake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres with its epicentre located southwest of Asadabad, Afghanistan. Shocks were also felt in India and Tajikistan. Following the tremors, district administrations across Punjab began inspections of buildings to assess structural safety. “However, no casualties or damage have been reported so far,” PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia confirmed. The PDMA stated that its provincial control room and all district emergency operation cente...

Torrential downpours lashed several parts of Punjab and Peshawar on Saturday night, worsening the already grim situation in flood-hit regions.

• Goods transporters report delays on routes other than motorways • Transport alliance urges Punjab administrations to install diversion signs for container trucks • Fertiliser shipments via flood-hit river corridors suspended • Movement on highways still smooth • Onion, potato supplies to Karachi decline KARACHI: As various goods for import, export, and local consumption continue to move smoothly on motorways and highways, goods’ transporters have claimed that the ravaging floods in Punjab are causing delays on other routes. They said shipments from the port city of Karachi to different parts of Punjab, as well as consignments arriving from Punjab to Karachi, are being delayed. All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance President Nisar Hussain Jafri said that over the last three days, the supply chain has faced delays of two to three days. He added that excluding motorway routes, shipments of goods (both import and export items) from Karachi to various areas of Punjab usually take two to three days under normal c...

• Mass evacuations underway due to exceptional floods, downpours in Punjab • Authorities execute controlled breaches along Chenab River to save critical barrages, bridges, and major urban centres • Urban flooding in KP areas leaves neighbourhoods submerged; minor dies in Peshawar • Ghizer district faces increased flood risk due to glacier melt, PMD issues alert LAHORE/ PESHAWAR / GILGIT: While severe flooding in Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers prompted mass evacuations across Punjab, the situation aggravated due to a renewed spell of downpour and a barrage breach in India, leaving Sindh to revise flood displacement estimate, now projecting over 1.65 million people at risk along both banks of the Indus River. In the country’s northern parts, glacier melting threatened further floods in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer district as per Met Office warning and some Khyber Pakhtunkhwa areas, including Peshawar, recorded urban flooding amid heavy rains. Authorities in Punjab are grappling with what they call an unprecedent...